This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1583.

7 Alternative Ways To Evaluate Your Life Every Day by Chris Gilebo of ChrisGilebo.com

As regular readers know, all about setting goals and working toward big projects over time.

We have a big goal, especially in one with a clear endpoint. It's easy to know when you've achieved it.

But most big goals take time, and as I've been learning, our lives consist of more than just a

series of work-oriented projects that occupy our time. No, to truly define success, we need to think

of both these long-term goals and the actions we take every day. We also need to ensure our lives

are in proper order. The challenge lies in the middle. How do we accomplish all of this?

Therefore, it may be more helpful to create an alternative method of evaluating ourselves as we

go along. Here are seven different ideas to consider. Number one, at the end of the day, ask yourself,

did today matter? Sure, you could spend a long time thinking back on your to-do list and reviewing

your calendar and what were all those emails about. But when you ask yourself this question,

chances are you'll know the answer intuitively. Did today matter? If so, great. Do more things

like it tomorrow. Can't remember anything in particular that made a difference? Well, better change

it up. Number two, define success at the outset of every day, or even better the night before.

Before you get the ground running, take a few moments in meditation or thoughtfulness to decide what

you like to see happen by the end of the day. Again, be sure to prioritize. It'd be great to make a ton

of progress on everything, but you probably won't. What's most important? What is realistic to achieve?

Quote, man is a success when he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night, and in between,

does what he wants. Bob Dylan, making this decision has a side benefit. In addition to helping

you focus when you're able to hit that definition of success, you have an automatic answer to the

question of, did today matter? Of course it mattered because you did what you said you would.

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